Reel.



A. V. LINDQUIST.

REEL. APPLICATION FILED JULY 14, 1908.

Patented Apr. 20, 1909.

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UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

ALBERT V. LINDQUIST, OF ALEXANDRIA, MINNESOTA.

REEL.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, ALBERT V. LIND- QUIST, a citizen of the UnitedStates, residing at Alexandria, in the county of Douglas and State ofMinnesota, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Reels;and I do hereby declare the following to be a full, clear, and exactdescription of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in theart to which it appertains to make and use the same.

My invention relates to new and useful im rovements in reels and moreparticulary to that class employed in connection with fishing tackle andmy object is to provide means for disposing the fishing line into ahousing.

A further object is to provide means for disposing the line in compactform as it is wound into the housing.

A still further object is to provide means for varying the pressure onthe line as it is being fed into or removed from the housing and a stillfurther object is to provide means for securing a closure cap to oneendof the housing.

Other objects and advantages will be hereinafter referred to and moreparticularly pointed out in the claims.

1n the accompanying drawings whichare made a part of this application,Figure 1 is a side elevation of my improved reel in its operativeosition. Fig. 2 is a central, vertical sectiona view therethrough. Fig.3 is a sectional view through a portion of the housing showing thefeed-operating mechanism. Fig. 4 is a detail plan view showing the meansfor securing the removable closure to the housing. Fig. 5 is anelevation showing the manner of securing the end of the line to thehousing. Fig. 6 is an edge elevation of the reel on a reduced scale, andFig. 7 is an edge view of a portion of the reel showing the means forsecuring the removable closure to the housing.

Referring to the drawings in which similar reference numerals designatecorresponding parts throughout the several views, 1 indicates thehousing forming the body of my improved reel said housing beingpreferably cylindrical in cross section, the eripheral wall of thehousing having tubu ar extensions 2 and 3 to which are to be secured theparts of a pole (not shown) the extension 2 eing adapted to receive thebody portion of Specification of Letters Patent.

Application filed July 14, 1908.

Patented April 20, 1909.

Serial No. 443,455.

the pole, while the extension 3 is interiorly thpeaded to receive thegrip portion of the po e.

One end wall of the housing 1 is provided with an auxiliary housing 4 inwhich are located the operating gears for the parts of the reel, a shaft5 extending laterally through the outer wall of the auxiliary housing,to the inner end of which is fixed a driving gear 6, while to the outerend thereof is secured the usual or any preferred form of crank 7, bywhich means the driving gear is rotated.

Extending through the space in the auxiliary housing through the closurecap 8 for the inner end of the auxiliary housing and through the spacein the housing proper, is a shaft 9, that end of said shaft extendinginto the auxiliary housing 4 having fixed thereto a pinion 10, which isadapted to mesh with the driving gear 6 and impart movement to thedriving shaft 9 and that portion of the shaft 9 extending through thespace in the housing has fixed thereto a roller 11, over which the line12 is to pass when being entered into or removed from the housing.

The major portion of the roller 11 is surrounded by a shield 13extending outwardly and formed integral with the closure cap 8, so thatwhen the line is being entered into the housing, said line will onlycontact the roller 11 at one point, thereby preventing the line frombecoming entangled or wound around the roller.

A portion of the peripheral wall of the housing 1 is cut away to form aslot 14, through which the line 12 enters the housing 1, said. linebeing positively guided into the housing and over the exposed portion ofthe roller 11 by means of a guide plate 15, one end of said guide plateengaging the shield 13 adjacent the cut away portion thereof, while theopposite end thereof engages the peripheral wall of the housing 1, theside .anges 16 of the guide late being extended upwardly and havingtheir edges curved to lit the contour of the curvature of the housmg.

In order to wind the line into the housing, it is necessary to hold theline in engagement with the exposed surface of the roller 11 underpressure .and to accomplish this result, I mount a friction roller 17 inposition to engage the exposed ortion of the roller 11, said frictionroller eing carried between ears 18 on an arm 19, the free end of saidarm having depending ears 20, which extend larged head 32. The head thusformed is ento each side of a shoulder 21 on the tubular extension 3, apivot pin 22 being introduced through the depending ears 20 and shoulder21 on which the arm 19 is adapted to swing. That portion of the arm 19immediately over the shoulder 21 normally rests in a horizontal plane toform a thumb plate 23, against which downward pressure is applied toswing the friction roller out of engagement with the line and thuspermit the line to freely leave the housing and by elevating the thumbplate a distance above the shoulder and introducing a spring 24 betweenthe arm 19 and shoulder 21, the friction roller will be normally held inengagement with the main roller, one end of said spring being fixed tothe under side of the arm 1. 9, while the lower end thereof rests uponthe shoulder 21.. If a greater pressure is required than is furnished bythe tension of the spring 24, the thumb of the operator may be movedinto engagement with the arm 19 and the pres sure of the friction rollerincreased to such an extent as to require a considerable pull to removethe line between the two rollers and by applying a sufficient amount ofpressure, the movement of the line may be entirely stopped, if sopreferred.

lhe line is stored in the housing 1 and caused to move away from thepoint of entrance therein by means of a feed plate 25, said plate beingcarried by means of arms 26, said arms extending inwardly from oppositeedges of the feed plate and having their inner ends mounted on a shaft27, the arms being of suflicient length to dispose the feed plate inclose proximity to the edge wall of the housing 1.

The feed plate 25 is oscillated or moved upwardly and downwardly bysecuring to one of the arms 26 a wrist pin 28, which pin extends througha slot 29 in the closure cap 8 and enters a circular channel 30 in theface of the driving gear 6 and by placing said circular channeleccentric to the shaft 5, the feed plate 25 will be moved upwardly anddownwardly when the driving gear 6 is rotated and by extending the feedplate 25 a distance above the arms 26 and placing the same at a tangentto the inner face of the wall of the housing 1, the lower end of thefeed plate will engage the line as it is fed into the housing and movethe same out of the path of the incoming line, at the same time causingthe line to rest in folds or layers and be in position to readily leavethe housing without becoming entangled.

Access is had to the interior of the housing 1 by providing that end ofthe housing opposite the auxiliary housing with a removable cover 31,which cover is held in position over the open end of the housing byextending the shaft 27 through the cover 31 and providing the extendedend of said shaft with an enl l l gaged by a keeper 33, which keeper isprovided with an opening 34 of sufficient diameter to receive the head32 and communieating with said opening is a seat 35, which, when thekeeper is moved laterally below the head 32, engages that portionof theshaft 27 between the head and. face of the cover 31 and said seat is ofless diameter than the diameter of the head 32, the keeper will beprevented from casually leaving the end of the shaft, while the coverwill be securely clamped in position over the end of the housing. Thekeeper 33 is held against free movement on the end of the shaft 27 bystriking down a portion of the keeper to form a projection 35 and byplacing the keeper 33 on. the shaft 27 with the projection ext endinginwardly, said projection will bind against the outer face of the cover31 and prevent free movement of the keeper 33 at the same time causingthe cover 31 to positively clamp the end of the housing.

in using my improved reel, the sections of the rod are secured to theextensions 2 and 3 and the line properly extended along the pole in theusual manner, the inner end of the line being passed between the rollers11. and 17 and the extreme inner end thereof anchored to an eye 37 onone of the side flanges 16 of the guide plate 15. in casting the bait,the friction roller 17 is lifted out of engagement with the roller 11 bydirecting downward pressure on the thumb plate 23, thereby permittingthe line to freely leave the housing and as soon as the casting processhas been completed, the pressure of the thumb plate is released and thefriction roller directed into ei'igagement with the line and roller 11by the tension of the spring 24. As soon a strike has been made and itis desired to play the 'fish, the pressure of the friction roller isincreased or diminished as desired by directing pressure on the arm 19'with the thumb and when reeling in the line, the friction roller is heldfirmly in engagement with the main roller and said main roller rotatedthrough the medium of the crank 7, the rotating of the crank 7 alsooperating the feed. plate 25 to properly store the line within thehousing.

If access is to be had to the interior of the housing 1, the keeper 33is moved laterally until the head 32 is registered with the opening 34,when the keeper and cover 31 may be readily removed from the end of theshaft 27 and if further access is to be had to the auxiliary housing 4.,the screws 38 employed for holding t-heclosure cap 8 in position areremoved and the closure cap lifted from position, the guide plate 15being first removed from the slot 14 and the friction roller 1.7 swungoutwardly to its full extent.

It will thus be seen that I have provided a very cheap, durable andeconomical form of reel and one that can be readily operated for castingpurposes or for playing fish and it will likewise be seen that thepressure on the line as it passes between the two rollers will tend toremove the moisture from the line, so that said line will maintain its)reservation a greater length of time than W en the line is wound uponthe usual form of reel spool. .It will likewise be seen that byproviding the feed plate and operating the same as shown, the line willbe readily stored within the housing and so placed as not to becomeentangled while being removed from the housing. It will also be seenthat by removably securing the cover at the end of the housing, readyaccess may be had to the interior of the housing at any and all times.

\Vhat I claim is:

1. The herein described reel comprising a housing having a slot therein,extensions on said housing, a guide plate seated in said slot, a rollerin said housing adjacent to and below the inner end of said guide late,a shield partially surrounding said rol er, a friction roller adapted toengage the exposedportion of the first-named roller, means to remove thefriction roller from engagement with the first-mentioned roller whendesired, a feed plate pivotally mounted in said housing and means tomove said feed plate upwardly and downwardly to store said line into thehousing.

2. In a reel, the combination with a housing having a slot therein, anauxiliary housing communicating with the main housing, a closure cap forsaid auxiliary housing and extensions on said housing; of a roller, asupporting shaft for said roller, a shield partially surrounding saidroller, a friction roller adapted to engage the first-mentioned roller,a pivotally mounted arm for the friction roller, means to normally holdthe friction roller in engagement with the first-mentioned roller, meansto impart rotating movement to the first mentioned roller, a feed platemovably mounted in said housing, means connecting said feed plate withthe roller operating mechanism, and means to move said late upwardly anddownwardly to store sai line in the housing.

3. In a reel, the combination with a housing having a slot therein andmeans to dispose a line into said housing; of a feed plate pivotallymounted in said housing and means to move said feed plate u wardly anddownwardly to store said line into thehousing.

4. In a reel, the combination with a housing, having a slot therein andmeans to deposit a line into said housing; of a feed plate, arms forsaid feed plate, means to pivotally mount said arms in the housing, adriving gear having a circular channel eccentrically arranged to theaxis of the driving gear and a wrist pin extending into said channelfrom one of said arms, whereby the feed plate will be moved upwardly anddownwardly when the driving gear is rotated to store said line in thehousing.

5. In a reel, the combination with a housing having one of its ends openand a line controlling mechanism in said housing; of a cover for theopen end of said housing, a shaft extending through said cover andhaving a head at its outer end, of greater diameter than the diameter ofthe shaft, a keeper having a seat therethrough to receive the shaft andan opening at one end of the seat of a diameter to receive the head,said keeper having an inwardly extending projection adapted to bind onthe cover and retain'the seat in engagement with the shaft and below thehead.

In testimony whereof I have signed my name to this specification in thepresence of two subscribing witnesses.

ALBERT V. LINDQUIST.

I/Vitnesses:

C. A. KoR'rsoH, A. SEEGER.

